During the recent CAPHD annual meeting, Vanessa Johnson, a dental hygiene student in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia, presented her research project. She undertook the project to chart an environmental scan of health and oral health services for children in British Columbia. Vanessa’s project continues under the […]
Dr. Joonyoung Ji is presenting new research that was published in the Lancet about the neurological effects of general anesthesia on young children and infants. In 2009, a retrospective review study found that children treated under general anesthesia before their fourth birthday were more likely to have learning disabilities. The study raised a number of […]
Dr. Faraj Edher, Prosthodontist from Vancouver, spoke with Dr. John O'Keefe about the advent of digital dentistry, its benefits and drawbacks and its impact on clinical dentistry and practice management. Dr. Edher regularly gives presentations, seminars, and workshops, both locally and globally, on a range of different topics. These topics include complex treatment planning, digital […]
In June 2019, Dr. Kim Hansen was installed President of the Ontario Dental Association (2019-2020). A Brockville native, Dr. Kim Hansen has been practicing in nearby Prescott since 1985 and has seen the major changes that have happened to his community. Witnessing the severe economic downturn in the region over the past 15 years, access […]
Dr. Kimberly Ngai is a third-year student in pediatric dentistry in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. She met Dr. John O'Keefe at the most recent meeting of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in September 2019. Dr. Ngai presented her research project and won first place in the graduate research competition. […]